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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Eva Marie Coe of Tyler on |
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February 18, 2025, at the age of 56, concluded a remarkable life of |
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service in the ministry; and |
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WHEREAS, The former "Eve" Alvarez was born in Napoleon, Ohio, |
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on August 6, 1968, to Leonel and Eva Alvarez, and she grew up with |
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six siblings; she was born again at the age of 17, and she went on to |
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marry the love of her life and her ministry partner, Jeremy Coe; |
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over the course of a fulfilling marriage spanning 26 years, the |
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couple raised four children, Casandra, Brenton, Jeremy, and Raquel; |
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they also experienced the joy of welcoming six grandchildren into |
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their treasured family; and |
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WHEREAS, After traveling full time for about a decade, |
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Mrs. Coe and her husband moved to Henderson, where they founded the |
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nondenominational Just As You Are Church in 2001; the couple |
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relocated their ministry to Tyler as Real Life Church in 2013, and |
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three years later, they sold their church building to focus on |
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prison ministry; in 2021, Mr. and Mrs. Coe launched Real Talk, a |
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weekly radio program for prisoners that aired in Texas, New Mexico, |
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Oklahoma, and Louisiana; it expanded and became Real Vida TV in |
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2023, producing audio and video podcasts for viewers both inside |
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and outside of prison walls; the program has since reached millions |
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of prisoners in every state and countless fans around the world; |
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affectionately known as "Mama Eve, the mother of all prisoners," |
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Mrs. Coe served for more than 35 years in the ministry, speaking and |
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singing in English and Spanish at churches, prisons, and schools on |
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three continents; and |
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WHEREAS, An engaged citizen and an admired spiritual leader, |
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Eve Coe leaves behind a legacy that will long be remembered by all |
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those who were blessed to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Eva Marie Coe and extend deepest |
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condolences to the members of her family: to her husband, Jeremy |
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Daniel Coe; to her children, Casandra Grace Aguilar and her fiancé, |
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Zach Gerken, Brenton Lee Coe, Jeremy Daniel Coe II and his wife, |
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Sarah, and Raquel Belen Coe; to her grandchildren, Mitchell, |
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Natalie, Josiah, Jocelyn, Damon, and Navaeh; to her father, Leonel |
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Alvarez; to her mother, Eva Torres Alvarez; to her siblings, Jane |
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Rosario and her husband, Sullivan, Richard Alvarez, Maria Alvarez |
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and her husband, Frank Azok, Alice Bower, Bertha Valenti and her |
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husband, Sam, and Leonel Alvarez Jr. and his wife, Natalie; and to |
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her many other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Eve Coe. |